Gap Spring Traverse Written by: Angie and Luke We got to Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah on the cold afternoon of February 27th. We settled into our new cooking groups and got acquainted with Coleman stoves. Our set up looked different than it did at the Kofa given that we were front country camping! […]
Gap Spring Traverse 2023 Written by: Amy and Brooke I climb on the nearest boulder and take in the view. Majestic saguaros and jumping chollas decorate the brown sprawl of the Kofa with patches of green. Unlike the trees I’m familiar with back home, these cacti possess a certain stillness that I’ve come to admire.
HMI Trek When I asked JP whether the places he’s visited or the people he’s spent time with had changed him more, I was a little surprised to hear him say “the people.” After all, don’t we go on these trips to learn from the most breathtaking places on the planet? Upon finishing the rest
HMI Rock Written by: Eli Wow, what a semester it’s been! We’re on our last night together, which feels surreal given that we’ve spent every night together since September (!!!!). We’ve held each other through some exhilarating, exhausting, intense, and hilarious days, and I feel so lucky to have been surrounded by passionate and loving
HMI Traverse The other night after Circle Sylvia said “Guys do we actually know each other? Like I wish you could see me at home.” I jokingly responded that I was pretty sure I didn’t want to know any of your better than I do. While what I said is mostly false there’s some part
HMI Traverse The St. George section of our semester of adventures started on the fourteenth of November. We arrived to our camp at Snow Canyon campground in the late afternoon, wiped out from our Grand Canyon adventures. As we set up our new base camp, the I-team gave us the very exciting news that dinner
HMI Traverse Written by: Yari and Drew Deserts! Canyons! Chairs! Oh my! Hello from the Horse Head Mountain Lodge, smack on our country’s lovely four corners and somewhere in the fields in-between the dusty towns of Monticello and Blanding. We’re returning from back-to-back expeditions in Moab and Bear’s Ears National Monument, ripe with stories and
HMI Trek The sun rises over Rifle Gap, and it’s time for trek to once again ride. After a quick birthday celebration for our very own Noah (which will end up spanning 3 days and many many cakes) we hopped in the “Big Momma” bus and headed West. After a 6 hour bus ride with
HMI Trek Writtten by Kiran and Bernadette: It’s Kiran and Bernadette! After our transition days following the Sawatch expedition we had the skills and knowledge to craft our own 8 day ration for the next portion of our semester in Rifle Gap State Park. Our adventure began in a bus headed West. Driving along the
HMI Rock Written by Caitlin and Ellie Hi, it’s Caitlin and Ellie! Coming out of an intense transition in Leadville, where Nichola baked us bread, we packed the trailer and drove to Rifle to food shop. We started our time in Rifle reviewing top rope climbing skills, then progressed to mock lead climbing at the
